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Paranormal Terms - O |
OBE/OOBE: See "Out-of-Body Experience". Objective Apparitions: Apparitions or phenomena that appear independent of our minds, thoughts, or feelings. Occult: Of, relating to, or dealing with supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena. Occultism: A belief in occult powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control. Ouija Board: Also known as the talking board. The most popular was invented by Elijah Bond back in 1892. The word "Ouija" comes from the French word oui, and the German word ja...both of which mean yes. This item consists of a flat board with the letters of the alphabet, numbers from 0 to 9, a YES and a NO...all printed on the top. Those who play the game place their fingertips upon a pointer, which then moves "on its own" around the board. Players ask questions and the pointer points to the answers, or spells them out. The game became extremely popular with the rise of Spiritualism, but soon found a more permanent home being associated with the occult. In 1966 the Parker Brothers company began marketing the game as just that...a game for entertainment purposes. Many believe that this board serves as a communication device between the living and the dead. Unfortunately and an often overlooked aspect of this device is that if it truly is a spiritual communication device, the user doesn't know what is truly on the other side, feeding them information. Omen: A sign that foretells events. Oracle: An answer to a question, believed to come from the gods; a shrine at which these answers are given. Orb: A sphere or spherical object, something of circular form; a circle or an orbit. A sphere of energy looking like "balls of light" on film, thought to be Spirit energy. Balls of energy find in higher concentration in a known haunted location. Out-of-Body Experience (OBE or OOBE): The experience that the self is in a different location than the physical body. |